Expositions of Holy Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7–12, Galatians, Philippians 1–3
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Alexander MacLaren (1826–1910) is ranked among the expert expositors of the nineteenth century. His life was passionately devoted to the study of Scripture and to the pulpit ministry. His career was marked by a faithful commitment to both his church community and to the integrity of the Baptist tradition. His writings and reputation were world renown, and his skill with the English language and ability to handle the biblical languages has inspired students of Holy Scripture for decades. Even to this day, MacLaren is considered to be a prime exemplar of expository preaching. The sermons included in the thirty-two volumes of Expositions of Holy Scripture cover sixty-four of the sixty-six books included in the Protestant canon of Scripture. The 1,500+ sermons are arranged in canonical order making this collection an expository commentary on most of the Bible. MacLaren’s unique ability to handle the original languages of Scripture and his skilled writing style draw the reader deep into the life of Holy Scripture. Logos is pleased to introduce this classic collection of sermons in a searchable electronic format. With the Logos edition of Expositions of Holy Scripture you can easily search over thirty volumes containing more than 1,500 expositional treatises. Scripture passages are easily accessible simply by scrolling your mouse pointer over the reference in the text. This Logos edition will also allows you to easily research MacLaren’s sermons alongside all of your favorite Logos resources.
Top Highlights
“Here is his conception of the purpose, ‘that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death, if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.’ That is what you were forgiven for; that is what you have ‘passed from death unto life’ for; that is what you have come into the sweet fellowship of God, and can think of Him as your Friend and Helper for.” (Page 352)
“The tendency of this day is to say a great deal about faith, and not nearly enough in proportion about repentance; and the effect is to obscure the very idea of faith, and not seldom to preach ‘Peace! peace I when there is no peace.’ A gospel which is always talking about faith, and scarcely ever talking about sin and repentance, is denuded, indeed, of some of its most unwelcome characteristics, but is also deprived of most of its power, and it may very easily become an ally of unrighteousness, and an indulgence to sin.” (Page 9)
“We have three stages—the root, the stem, the fruit; sorrow, repentance, salvation. But there is a right and a wrong kind of sorrow for sin. The right kind breeds repentance, and thence reaches salvation; the wrong kind breeds nothing, and so ends in death.” (Page 9)
“There are two ways of lightening a burden, one is diminishing its actual weight, the other is increasing the strength of the shoulder that bears it. And the latter is God’s way, is Christ’s way, of dealing with us.” (Page 78)
“You cannot get salvation without repentance. You do not get salvation by repentance.” (Page 17)